1938 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1938 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Six Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–3–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1937
1939  
1938 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 5 0 010 1 0
Iowa State 3 1 17 1 1
Missouri 2 3 06 3 0
Nebraska 2 3 03 5 1
Kansas State 1 3 14 4 1
Kansas 1 4 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1938 college football season. The team's head football coach was Wesley Fry, in his fourth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 4–4–1 record with a 1–3–1 record in conference play. They finished in fifth place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 108 points and gave up 134 points. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Northwestern *L 0–2135,000
October 8 Missouri W 21–138,000
October 14at Marquette *W 6–013,000 [2]
October 22at Indiana *W 13–618,000
October 29 Kansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 7–2717,000
November 5at No. 11 Oklahoma L 0–2612,000
November 12 Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
T 13–1310,000
November 19 Washburn *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 41–145,500
November 24at Nebraska L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1938 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. "K State 6, Marquette 0, In a 1-Man Drive: Elmer Hackney Shows Power in Final Quarter to Give Wildcats a Victory". The Kansas City Times. October 15, 1938. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.